to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
abstractness; abstraction
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to begin; to set about; to start
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to have a meal; to take a meal
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
monolith; large slab of rock
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
great numbers; numerical superiority
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
be (that) as it may; having said that
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
government; administration
global scale; worldwide scale
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
police; police officer; police station
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship